Highlights

This training package on “Building modern and effective labour inspection systems” is the result of a close and practical cooperation between the Labour Administration and Inspection Programme of the ILO (LAB/ADMIN) and the International Training Centre, which believe that the importance of labour inspection in promoting decent work is more and more recognized as a fundamental tool of good governa ...

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2012

This publication, which was prepared jointly by the LAB/ADMIN and the ILO
Programme on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work (ILO/AIDS), is intended as a
tool for labour inspectors, workers and employers to improve their understanding about the linkages between labour inspection and HIV and AIDS.

This tool enables national labour inspectorates to undertake self-assessments in order to evaluate their own institutional strengths and weaknesses. The tool takes a systems approach and is designed to be a practical exercise to assist countries in making decisions and taking actions to strengthen their national labour inspection systems. It is intended for institutional self-assessments and not as a self-assessment tool for enterprises or individual labour inspectors.

This collection of good practices represents a useful tool for labour inspectors, workers and employers with a view to better understanding the implications and complexities of a labour inspection system in the rural sector with specific attention to agriculture.

This collection of good practices represents a useful tool for labour inspectors, workers and employers with a view to better understanding the implications and complexities of a labour inspection system in export processing zones.

2010

The Guide for Employers and the Guide for Workers will particularly prove useful as good knowledge of the labour inspection issues and implications can contribute to national progress through its efforts in preventing accidents at work, protecting workers and improving their working conditions.
Efficient labour inspectorates have the potential to enhance labour productivity by guaranteeing a decent working environment.
This is in the interest of both workers and employers alike.

The Guide for Employers and the Guide for Workers will particularly prove useful as good knowledge of the labour inspection issues and implications can contribute to national progress through its efforts in preventing accidents at work, protecting workers and improving their working conditions.
Efficient labour inspectorates have the potential to enhance labour productivity by guaranteeing a decent working environment.
This is in the interest of both workers and employers alike.

This training package on “Building modern and effective labour inspection systems” is the result of a close and practical cooperation between the ILO and the International Training Centre, which believe that the importance of labour inspection in promoting decent work is more and more recognized as a fundamental tool of good governance. Through the international labour standards framework and with this training module, the ILO aims to strengthen labour inspection systems with a view towards ensuring compliance with labour laws and sound labour inspection policies.